New York Comic Con is back and bigger than ever

Opening day at New York Comic Con on Thursday drew in an enormous crowd which include cosplay characters and fans to the East Coast's biggest convention at the Jacob Javits Center.

The New York Comic Con attendance is estimated to draw over 160,000 visitors during its weekend event from October 6 - 9.

The convention plays host to the latest and greatest in comics, graphic novels, anime, manga, video games, toys, movies and television. Panels and Autograph Sessions give Fans a chance to interact with their favorite Creators. Screening rooms feature sneak peeks at films and television shows months before they hit big and small screens. New York Comic Con is the second largest pop culture convention in America and the only one that takes place in the comic book, publishing, media and licensing capital of the world — Gotham City.